A white police sergeant who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates says he is disappointed that US President Barack Obama said officers acted “stupidly” without knowing all the facts.

Sergeant James Crowley was sent to Professor Gates’s home near Harvard University last week to investigate a report of a burglary and demanded that Professor Gates show him identification. Police say Professor Gates at first refused and accused the officer of racism.

Professor Gates was charged with disorderly conduct. The charge was dropped on Tuesday, and Professor Gates has since demanded an apology from Sergeant Crowley.

And President O”Bummer wonders why his approval ratings are falling . . .

Fox News is reporting that there is also an audio recording of the incident; which I’m sure we’ll be hearing very soon. The “acted stupidly” comment comes at 1:32, but it’s worth listening to O”bummer mangle the facts of the case so completely and race-bait prior to that: